Assignment #4 Paragraph: What aspects of human nature are examined in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"?
QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2 His life probly flashed befor his eyes and a whole years worth of emotions and and thoughts flooded his mind.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
He knows it was just a game but once a person gets reminded of there primative instincts its hard to tame them again, its like taming a lion, you can make it friendly but once it tasts blood all of its natural instincs come back.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1
The caribbean sea.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2 He invested in american securities
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1 To be dropped of at the nearest town and a bed to sleep in.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2
his dog fell in the burmies pit trap.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1 In a tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1 a quarter of a million acres. . 9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
to leave a poor trail for zaroff to follow; it makes it more challenging. 10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
He blew a smoke ring, then smiled, shouted to him and then left to go home.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2
By crashing ships onto the shore with a face cannal lights.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
The general and rainsford dueled and rainsford won !
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
Beause he likes the exitement, and he says it keeps the hunt "more inteseting".
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
He swam from the boat to the shore and swam the the generals house after he jumped off the cliff
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5 Befor rains ford meets the general he is close minded to how the prey feels while being hunted. " the jaguar only knows 2 things, fear of pain , and fear of death" - Rainsford. But we can see by the end he knows what its like to be hunted and have to fight for your life because he was hunted by the general and his dogs. and even then at the end wen he sayss
"I am still a beast at bay" you can see how the buffalo that charged the general earlier in the book must have felt. rainsford kills the general even though the games over, and thats what the buffalow was trying to do even though the game was its LIFE. its kill, or be killed.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
By leaving it up to the readers immagination. and we can also assume that by killing a so called " giant" and killing his best hunting dog.
Assignment #4 Paragraph: What aspects of human nature are examined in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"?
QUESTIONS: Answer the following questions. /32
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2
His life probly flashed befor his eyes and a whole years worth of emotions and and thoughts flooded his mind.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
He knows it was just a game but once a person gets reminded of there primative instincts its hard to tame them again, its like taming a lion, you can make it friendly but once it tasts blood all of its natural instincs come back.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1
The caribbean sea.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
He invested in american securities
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
To be dropped of at the nearest town and a bed to sleep in.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2
his dog fell in the burmies pit trap.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1
In a tree.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1
a quarter of a million acres.
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9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
to leave a poor trail for zaroff to follow; it makes it more challenging.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
He blew a smoke ring, then smiled, shouted to him and then left to go home.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2
By crashing ships onto the shore with a face cannal lights.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
The general and rainsford dueled and rainsford won !
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
Beause he likes the exitement, and he says it keeps the hunt "more inteseting".
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
He swam from the boat to the shore and swam the the generals house after he jumped off the cliff
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
Befor rains ford meets the general he is close minded to how the prey feels while being hunted. " the jaguar only knows 2 things, fear of pain , and fear of death" - Rainsford. But we can see by the end he knows what its like to be hunted and have to fight for your life because he was hunted by the general and his dogs. and even then at the end wen he sayss
"I am still a beast at bay" you can see how the buffalo that charged the general earlier in the book must have felt. rainsford kills the general even though the games over, and thats what the buffalow was trying to do even though the game was its LIFE. its kill, or be killed.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
By leaving it up to the readers immagination. and we can also assume that by killing a so called " giant" and killing his best hunting dog.
32/32 Nicely Done! Good choice to revise.